First Dates (Canadian TV series)
| First Dates | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Slice |
| Release | 2015 – 2017 |
First Dates Canada is the Canadian version of the international reality television series First Dates.
It follows people who meet for a blind date in an upscale restaurant in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood[1][2] equipped with over 40 remote cameras, filming multiple dates simultaneously. The dates last for as long as two hours and are edited for episodes, each of which ends with a brief epilogue revealing if there was any continued contact between the daters.[1] The series hosted 300 dates in its first season.[3]
Based on the UK franchise,[1] it is produced by Force Four Entertainment and Remedy Canada in association with Shaw Media, and aired on Slice.[3] Adam Snider serves as bartender/host.[1] The second season premiered on Slice on 14 March 2017.[1]
For the first season, about a thousand people applied for dates on the show, 75% of them women.[1] Producers were open to applicants, with daters who were handicapped, aged 19 to their 70s, heterosexual and homosexual, and a trans woman appeared in season two.[1] Producers rejected "fame-seekers" who were trying to use the show to launch a career and were not genuinely interested in dating.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Brioux, Bill (8 March 2017). "First Dates lets viewers in on blind dates in Vancouver's dating scene". National Post. Toronto, Ontario.
- ^ a b Gee, Dana (20 March 2017). "Vancouver made TV show First Dates back for more dinner, drinks, desire". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ a b Bailey, Katie (8 March 2016). "First Dates goes to a second season". Playback. Toronto, Ontario.
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